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IC 488 - Other Classification in Cancer

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:21 | Tran: 16:48 | Set: 1:19
Alt: -10.44°   Az: 340.54°   Direction: North-North-West

IC 488 is a Other Classification in the Cancer constellation. IC 488 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 488 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 488 - Other Classification in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 488 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 02m 22s
+25° 49’ 49”
10h 34m 37s
18h 36m 59s

J2000

08h 00m 50s
+25° 54’ 06”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 488 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 488 - Other Classification in Cancer.

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Finder chart for IC 488 - Other Classification in Cancer.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 488 - Other Classification in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.2°
Max altitude: 64.4°
Azimuth: 295.8°